Before going to the Serpentine Gallery, i never really experienced art in the form of videos. Philippe Parreno completely controlled the movement of the viewer through the gallery space which was confusing at first. My favorite section was The Invisible Boy. Parreno provided an interesting visual with a fictional character scratched onto the film. The quality of the film was flawless as were the scratchings. The child shown was easy to relate to as the concepts of desolation, loneliness, and fear were beyond apparent. The darkness of the room added onto the concepts that were common throughout all of the films. At first I was confused by the snow at the conclusion of the film but after watching all, i realized how Parreno was trying to tie the outdoors with the indoors.
Due to the rain and getting lost, we did not have a lot of time at the Saatchi Gallery. What first caught my attention was the layout of the space. Each room was flooded with natural light that gave a distinct emphasis to the pieces. I felt pressed for time so i found myself rushing through each room. However, as a whole i enjoyed the gallery and found myself interested in a large majority of the paintings although i did not have the time to study them individually.
Although I dreaded reading Shakespear in high school, I found the tour of the Globe to be interesting. I loved the general architecture and attention to specific details from the Shakespear era. What tied the extire experience together was the video shown in the exhibition of a play done in the space. It was hard to imagine the space filled with people watching a show but the recording helped to do so.
The moral of this days adventures was to always carry an umbrella and to pack extra socks.
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